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estimable

[ es-tuh-muh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration:

    What an estimable young woman; a renowned neurosurgeon at 26.

    Synonyms: good, excellent, meritorious, laudable, admirable, respectable, reputable

    Antonyms: contemptible

  2. capable of being estimated:

    The cost to society of drug addiction is hardly estimable.



estimable

/ ˈɛstɪməbəl /

adjective

  1. worthy of respect; deserving of admiration

    my estimable companion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈestimably, adverb
  • ˈestimableness, noun
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Other Words From

  • esti·ma·ble·ness noun
  • esti·ma·bly adverb
  • non·esti·ma·ble adjective
  • non·esti·ma·ble·ness noun
  • non·esti·ma·bly adverb
  • un·esti·ma·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of estimable1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin aestimābilis, equivalent to aestim(āre) “to value, price, set the monetary value of” + -ābilis, an adjective suffix; esteem, -able
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Example Sentences

Tucked somehow within his madhouse autumns as the estimable 11th-year Stanford football coach, Shaw got to observe in real time both Texas A&M 74, LSU 72, in seven overtimes, in 2018, and Illinois 20, Penn State 18, in nine overtimes, on Saturday.

Who we are is enough without commodities and other people, but in-group admission and approval — and the sense of safety and belonging that comes with it — feels like the estimable thing we need to gain in order to self-actualize.

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Now the estimable Cook Report has moved the race from Lean Republican to a Toss-Up.

To save himself, Nixon nominated the estimable Elliot Richardson to be his new attorney general.

He was a most estimable person, but he never ignored an opportunity to talk with a new and interesting woman.

You must imagine this sound as something between a grunt and a groan, that the estimable lady gave vent to whenever put out.

As sons of Freedom you are now called upon to defend your most estimable blessings.

I am still a Loafer; Jim is a most estimable member of the gentlest society; and this is how it all came about.

And with this show of humility, which may not have been entirely sincere, this estimable lady took her departure.

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